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CTMA
Industry Passenger transportation
Freight transportation
Founded 1944
Headquarters Cap-aux-Meules, Quebec, Canada
Area served
Gulf of St Lawrence
Saint Lawrence River

The Coopérative de Transport Maritime et Aérien (CTMA) is a Canadian transportation company, formed in 1944 to provide maritime and air links to the Magdalen Islands, Quebec.

Labelling itself Groupe CTMA, the company operates the seasonal ferry service from Cap-aux-Meules, Quebec in the Magdalen Islands to Souris, Prince Edward Island using the vessel MV Madeleine II.

It also operates a seasonal passenger service from Montreal to Cap-aux-Meules using the vessel MS C.T.M.A. Vacancier, as well as a year-round cargo service from Montreal and Matane, Quebec to Cap-aux-Meules using the vessel MV C.T.M.A. Voyageur.

CTMA also operates a trucking company for transporting cargo to and from the Magdalen Islands, as well as providing air services.

Routes

C.T.M.A. operate two routes to the Magdalen Islands.

Fleet

C.T.M.A. operates a fleet of Roll-on/roll-off passenger vessels (RoPax).

Name Built Entered service Tonnage Note
C.T.M.A. Vacancier 1973 2002 7,984 GT To be replaced by another ship
Madeleine 1981 1997 6,807 GRT
C.T.M.A. Voyageur II 1998 2019 7,606 GRT
Madeleine II 2019 2021 15,966 GRT

Gallery of CTMA Fleet

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